Books and items for sale at the Planned Parenthood Book Sale are arranged in the following general categories:

Americana

• Old school books
• 19th century
• Turn-of-the-century
• Little gems
• Collectible children's
• Pre 1960's non fiction

American Heritage

Art and Performing Arts

• Architecture
• Art books (including how to)
• Movies, TV, radio, stage
• Photo how-to
• Photo art
• Art prints & posters/calendars
• Theatre & classical dance
• Art magazines (after 1930)
• Performing Arts

Audios

• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Children
• Business
• Religion
• Self Improvement

Autographed Books

Biography

• Biographies, autobiographies, memoirs and letters
• Books by or about Presidents
• Celebrity bios
• Royals

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Business and Careers

• Communications/English/Sign language
• Professions and careers
• Business and Economics
• Business and Economics texts

Child

• Picture Books
• Stories (grades 1--6)
• Young adults (grades 7--12)
• Soft Bound
• History and Government
• Nature
• People
• Places
• Science
• Sports
• Religion
• Readers and English Educational Texts
• Math Educational Texts
• History and Social Sciences Educational Texts
• Science Educational Texts
• Activity & coloring books
• Arts, crafts & hobbies
• Magazines
• Teachers/Home School

Classics

• Anthologies & short stories
• Books about books
• Cliffs Notes
• Drama
• Essays
• Greek & Roman literature
• Modern classics
• Mythology & folklore
• Older classics
• Poetry
• Words & word play
• Classics special

Coffee Table Books

Collectibles

• Blue ribbon collectibles
• Red ribbon collectibles
• Odds & ends

Comics

Cookbooks

• Better Homes & Gardens
• Collectible
• Cook
• Like new
• Magazines
• Organization cook books
• Vegetarian
• Wines & spirits
• Yearbooks sets

Foreign Language

• French
• German
• Asian
• Miscellaneous
• Spanish

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History and Government

• War and Peace
• U.S. History
• World History
• History Texts
• Political Science

Hobbies

• Animals
• Antiques & collecting
• Crafts & hobbies
• Games
• Humor
• Outdoor recreation
• Plants
• Scouting & Campfire
• Sports
• Stamps & coins

Home

• Christmas
• Cards (new)
• CB, radio & TV (appliance repair)
• New cards
• Diaries/Journals
• Etiquette & entertaining /Weddings
• Families
• Homemaking & magazines
• Ideals
• Inspiration & holidays
• Home maintenance & magazines
• Parenting
• Sets
• Sewing
• Wood working & magazines

Iowa

• Books about Iowa & Iowans
• Genealogy
• Government
• History
• Magazines

Large Print

Law

• Law books (last five years)

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Life

• Diet & nutrition
• Fitness
• Health
• Human sexuality
• Human sexuality: Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender
• Self Help (finance, workplace, relationships, substance abuse)
• Substance abuse
• Today's woman

Magazines

• Hobbies
• Home
• Non-fiction
• Science
• Science fiction
• Historical
• Vintage

Medicine

• Medical books
• Nursing
• Vintage medicine

Music

• Books: Classical and Popular
• Christmas
• Hymnals
• Instrumental
• Magazines
• Opera
• Organ
• Piano lessons
• Piano solo
• Popular sheet music
• Songbooks
• Vocal solo

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National Geographic

• Pre-1950's and from the last two years (2005+) only
• National Geographic maps and indexes (2004-05-06-07)

New Age

Novels

• Romance
• Newer Novels
• Mystery
• Spy/Military
• Fantasy/Sci-Fi
• Inspiration
• Old Mysteries
• Novels from the 60's, 70's, 80's
• Novels from the 30's, 40's, 50's
• Westerns
• Trade Paperback (Regular, Romance, Mystery/Spy, Sci Fi)

Paperbacks

• Adventure/Espionage
• Biography/autobiography
• Chillers/Horror
• Classics
• Mysteries/Courtroom
• Religion
• Romance
• Science fiction & fantasy
• True crime/true war
• Westerns/Indians

Puzzles & Games

• Children's games
• Adult games
• Children's puzzles
• Adult puzzles

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Reference

• 1- & 2-vol. encyclopedias
• Almanacs and Consumer Guides
• Atlases
• Business & technical reference
• College & school yearbooks/college bulletins
• Dictionaries & Thesauruses
• Miscellaneous

Recorded Music

• Records
• Tapes
• Eight Track Tapes
• CDs
• DVDs

Religion

• Religion reference
• Bibles
• Books about the Bible and Jesus
• Christian living/Spirituality
• Church
• Daily meditation
• History/Biography
• Christian education/Theology
• World religion
• Philosophy
• Specials (Little gems, Angels)

Science and Technology

• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Engineering
• Physics Texts
• Geography/Geology Texts
• Science
• Science Texts
• Chemistry Texts
• Biology/Botany/Zoology Texts
• Agriculture
• Computers

Social Science

• Education
• Education Text
• Anthropology and Archeology
• Sociology
• True Crime
• Minorities
• Psychology
• Environment/Ecology
• Women's Studies

Sets

• Encyclopedias
• Children's
• Classics
• Home and Garden
• Miscellaneous
• Time/Horizon Life

Time/Horizon

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Travel

• Adventure
• Armchair traveler - USA & World
• Books about countries
• Car magazines
• Cars & car repairs
• Journeys
• Maps
• Travel Guides -- USA & foreign
• Travel Magazines
• Train, plane & ship magazines
• Trains/planes/ships/water
• National Geographic (Old, New, Maps)

Videos

• Movies and TV
• Health and home
• Sports
• History and travel
• Art and music
• Children's fiction
• Children's non-fiction
• Miscellaneous